Glossary entry

Russian term or phrase:

занозы в памяти

English translation:

wedged themselves into our memories

Added to glossary by Nina Chulak
Sep 30, 2018 17:32
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Russian term

занозы в памяти

Russian to English Social Sciences Psychology
И возможно ли – в принципе – переписать события, оставившие глубокие шрамы на вашем сердце и занозы в памяти?

Proposed translations

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wedged themselves into our memories

rewrite events which scarred our hearts and wedged themselves (painfully) into our memories

rewrite events which scarred our hearts and haunted our memories
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memory traces (which cause anxiety)

...that leave deep scars in your heart and memory traces (which cause anxiety)
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...that leave deep scars in your heart and memory wounds (which cause anxiety)

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Note added at 1 hr (2018-09-30 18:40:36 GMT)
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Заноза - саднящая рана.

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Note added at 1 hr (2018-09-30 18:41:09 GMT)
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For ex: Memory traces of pain
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thorns of memory / thorns in your memory

It's not a common idiom in English, but it makes sense. The second option I've given fits into the syntax of your sentence.
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